History of the Jewish War - Ad 66-74

This book revisits the context and causes of the first war between Jews and Romans (AD 66 to 74).

Sommario

Part I. Contexts: 1. A famous and unknown war; 2. Historical evidence: understanding Josephus' Judean War; 3. Parthian saviours, sieges, and morale: ancient warfare in human perspective; Part II. Investigations: 4. Why did they do it? Circumstances, conditions, and 'causes'; 5. Nero's war I: the 'blunder' of Cestius Gallus?; 6. Nero's war II: Flavians in Galilee; 7. Flavian war I: the education of Titus; 8. Flavian war II: coins, councils, and the siege of Jerusalem; 9. Machaerus and Masada: a tale of two fortresses.

Info autore

Steve Mason is Distinguished Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Religions and Cultures in the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands. A former Canada Research Chair (in Greco-Roman Cultural Interaction) at Toronto's York University and Visiting Fellow in Oxford and Berlin, he has published several monographs and scores of essays on Roman Judaea, Josephus, Flavian Rome, Christian origins, and historical method. He edits the multi-volume international project Flavius Josephus: Translation and Commentary.

Riassunto

The first war between Jews and Romans (AD 66 to 74), which saw the fall of Jerusalem's temple (AD 70), is among the West's most consequential conflicts. This book revisits its context and causes, its phases and key players.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Steve Mason, Steven Mason
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9780521618540
• ISBN: 978-0-521-61854-0
• Dimensioni: 177 mm x 255 mm x 38 mm
• Serie: Print on Demand
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; HISTORY / Ancient / General, military history, Social & cultural history, Alte Welt, Judaism: life & practice, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, General and world history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE